Riho Sakamoto

Japanese footballer
Riho Sakamoto
坂本 理保
Personal information
Full name Riho Sakamoto
Date of birth (1992-07-07) July 7, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Nagano Parceiro
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Urawa Reds 29 (0)
2015– AC Nagano Parceiro 69 (8)
Total 98 (8)
International career
2012 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2017 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2014
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2014
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Riho Sakamoto (坂本 理保, Sakamoto Riho, born July 7, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro. She has also played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Sakamoto was born in Tochigi Prefecture on July 7, 1992. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2011.[1] She moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2015.[2]

National team career

In 2012, Sakamoto was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup. Japan won 3rd place.[3] On July 30, 2017, she debuted for Japan national team against Australia.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
  2. ^ AC Nagano Parceiro(in Japanese)
  3. ^ FIFA
  4. ^ List of match in 2017 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

  • Riho Sakamoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Riho Sakamoto at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Japan Football Association


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